Nick Diaz tops list UFC 137 paydays

Love him or hate him, it can rarely be said Nick Diaz doesn’t entertain the fans in some way with overall style and colorful antics. Those qualities were both put on display last Saturday night in the main event at UFC 137 and, perhaps rightfully so, it turns out Stockton’s favorite son earned the event’s highest salary with $200,000 (not to mention an addition $75,000 for his role in the show’s “Fight of the Night”).

Diaz’s opponent, iconic former champion B.J. Penn made $150,000 for his efforts as well as the extra $75k.

Both sums were listed in an official release from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Other fighters taking home six-figure paydays included Cheick Kongo who earned a shockingly high $140,000 for beating Matt Mitrione, Donald Cerrone who more-than doubling his contracted pay with a “Submission of the Night” bonus, Bart Palaszewski whose total was helped by not only “Knockout of the Night” honors but a fine related to adversary Tyson Griffin’s inability to make weight, and Brandon Vera with $120,000 in a job-saving outpointing of Eliot Marshall.

Here is the complete list of UFC 137 salary information including event-specific bonuses:

If nick loses to GSP he should fight Diego Sanchez 2 or a “coming off a win” Martin Kampmann… IF he beats GSP, I wanna see Nick Diaz vs Condit or Jake Ellenburger or Fitch…
PS- IF Condit HAD save the card with a last minute Koshcheck match up, he most likely would have won and secured GSP’s first fight back from the injury